1. You may identify the stasis in the play but it isn’t necessarily at the beginning of the play. Where is it and who does it involve? This play takes place during the 1990's that comes to the present time period, around 2006. It's about David Henry Hwang and his involvment in the scandal called "Miss Saigon" of 1960. The youtube film adaptation focuses on Hwang's frustrations at Marcus's actions (who casted a white actor for an Asian role).
2. Ball points out that the intrusion sometimes occurs late in the dramatic action. What is the intrusion that breaks the stasis in Execution of Justice and how is it broken? The intrusion is when David "mistakenly" casts David as an Asian-American role, proceeding to try and cover for it by talking about how he was actually related to the role racially (Siberian, or something like that).
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor that is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place? Hint: what is the heart of the play? How does the title figure in this? This is actually the day David decided to tell about his expiriences with struggling to define "race" and his own identity. This struggle emphasizes Hwang's decision to back the movement of his peers or backing off to save his own reputation.
4. State the dramatic question that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.) How does David actually save face (so to speak) in the end of the play? Was his reputation damaged.How does Hwang fell about the concept of "race" now. Will Hwang be able to actually be able to save face by the end of the play?
5. Use Hwang’s “character” to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, ie. The dramatic actions that are taken. Examine what these particular characters wants. The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles facing each of the lawyers. David tried to represent his community and peers by publicly criticizing the use of white actors for Asian roles, starting with the outcry against the use of Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon. David goes to create Face Value as a satire on race itself, bringing that issue to the forefront. Me against myself: He must ask himself who he is and how he represents the movement. What has he learned about himself from his involvement in this movement.Me against others: David must come to terms with the producer he fired and how he's so professional and cheery with him despite being fired.Me against society: He must actually face the two societies he's confronted because he has defied the medium of producers who hire others over Asian actors for Asian roles, and then there's him against the society that's pro movement for equality in casting rights because he wishes to save face.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Yellow Face. One moment is David arguing with Marcus at the AAAA awards meeting. David called Micheal an "ethnic Tourist" who can put one an asian american facade, but not have to heed the social repercussions of being a racially minority. Marcus is accused of being a white scapegoat that the media can celebrate while not changing in any necessary ways to make an actual difference on the current problems. The largest one is how Marcus is literally the fiction embodiment of struggle that David must face within himself. Marcus actually represents the want of people to move past their confines of race. David's interview with NHWOAOC is also important because of how it discuses race in America. This is an issue that is prevalent due to it's question of one being able to talk about race and identity without being openly criticized in today's society.
1. You may identify the stasis in the play but it isn’t necessarily at the beginning of the play. Where is it and who does it involve?
This play takes place during the 1990's that comes to the present time period, around 2006. It's about David Henry Hwang and his involvment in the scandal called "Miss Saigon" of 1960. The youtube film adaptation focuses on Hwang's frustrations at Marcus's actions (who casted a white actor for an Asian role).
2. Ball points out that the intrusion sometimes occurs late in the dramatic action. What is the intrusion that breaks the stasis in Execution of Justice and how is it broken?
The intrusion is when David "mistakenly" casts David as an Asian-American role, proceeding to try and cover for it by talking about how he was actually related to the role racially (Siberian, or something like that).
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor that is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place? Hint: what is the heart of the play? How does the title figure in this?
This is actually the day David decided to tell about his expiriences with struggling to define "race" and his own identity. This struggle emphasizes Hwang's decision to back the movement of his peers or backing off to save his own reputation.
4. State the dramatic question that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.)
How does David actually save face (so to speak) in the end of the play? Was his reputation damaged.How does Hwang fell about the concept of "race" now. Will Hwang be able to actually be able to save face by the end of the play?
5. Use Hwang’s “character” to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, ie. The dramatic actions that are taken. Examine what these particular characters wants. The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles facing each of the lawyers.
David tried to represent his community and peers by publicly criticizing the use of white actors for Asian roles, starting with the outcry against the use of Jonathan Pryce in Miss Saigon. David goes to create Face Value as a satire on race itself, bringing that issue to the forefront.
Me against myself: He must ask himself who he is and how he represents the movement. What has he learned about himself from his involvement in this movement.Me against others: David must come to terms with the producer he fired and how he's so professional and cheery with him despite being fired.Me against society: He must actually face the two societies he's confronted because he has defied the medium of producers who hire others over Asian actors for Asian roles, and then there's him against the society that's pro movement for equality in casting rights because he wishes to save face.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Yellow Face.
One moment is David arguing with Marcus at the AAAA awards meeting. David called Micheal an "ethnic Tourist" who can put one an asian american facade, but not have to heed the social repercussions of being a racially minority. Marcus is accused of being a white scapegoat that the media can celebrate while not changing in any necessary ways to make an actual difference on the current problems.
The largest one is how Marcus is literally the fiction embodiment of struggle that David must face within himself. Marcus actually represents the want of people to move past their confines of race.
David's interview with NHWOAOC is also important because of how it discuses race in America. This is an issue that is prevalent due to it's question of one being able to talk about race and identity without being openly criticized in today's society.